Turkey Tayac
Male, Deceased Person
1895 – 1978
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Who was Turkey Tayac?
Turkey Tayac, legally Philip Sheridan Proctor, Piscataway Indian leader and herbal doctor; he was notable in Native American activism for tribal and cultural revival in the 20th century. He had some knowledge of the Piscataway language and was consulted by the Algonquian linguist, Ives Goddard, as well as Julian Granberry.
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- Born
- 1895
Charles County - Ethnicity
- Indigenous peoples of the Americas
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Lived in
- Maryland
- Died
- 1978
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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